An unusual case of antrochoanal polyp with sudden laryngeal dyspnoea and stridor onset.
Antrochoanal polyps usually present with nasal obstruction. An exceptional case is described occurring in an elderly patient with sudden laryngeal dyspnoea and stridor due to an antrochoanal polyp. The symptoms were so serious that an emergency surgical procedure was mandatory. A 14 cm antrochoanal polyp was excised in toto in endoscopy through the right nostril.
Frosini
P
P
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Florence, Italy. frosini9@interfree.it
Picarella
G
G
Casucci
A
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology